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Robert Taylor

1948 - 2007

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Robert Taylor (September 14, 1948 – November 13, 2007) was an American sprinter. He became Olympic champion in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1972 Olympics and placed second in the 100 m final. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Taylor has received more than 183,529 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Robert Taylor is the 1,705th most popular athlete (down from 1,589th in 2019), the 10,383rd most popular biography from United States (up from 11,181st in 2019) and the 298th most popular American Athlete.

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  • 180k

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  • 43.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Robert Taylor ranks 1,705 out of 6,025Before him are Émile Mercier, Maurizio Damilano, Antonina Seredina, Claudia Losch, Andrzej Badeński, and Dorothy Brookshaw. After him are Lawrence Stevens, Medea Jugeli, Hugo Lahtinen, Ruhi Sarıalp, Tullio Bozza, and Cy Young.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Robert Taylor ranks 632Before him are Sergio Ahumada, Srgjan Kerim, Lisbeth Korsmo, Richard Tandy, Ang Rita, and David Marks. After him are Patricia A. McKillip, Marcia Strassman, Adolfas Šleževičius, Bob Lanier, Len Wein, and T Bone Burnett. Among people deceased in 2007, Robert Taylor ranks 363Before him are Carey Bell, Jeanne Bates, Merv Griffin, Eva Crane, Jean-François Deniau, and Kevin DuBrow. After him are David Halberstam, Jeong Da-bin, Mehmed Uzun, Alice Ghostley, Andrew Hill, and Herb McKenley.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Taylor ranks 10,383 out of 20,380Before him are Lisa Zane (1961), Kevin R. Kregel (1956), Saundra Santiago (1957), Craig Robinson (1971), Troy Baker (1976), and Stanton T. Friedman (1934). After him are Michaela Conlin (1978), David Halberstam (1934), Ryan Eggold (1984), Tracii Guns (1966), Patricia A. McKillip (1948), and Roy Harris (1898).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Robert Taylor ranks 298Before him are Marilyn White (1944), Wesley Coe (1879), Billy Mills (1938), Dean Smith (1932), George Woods (1943), and Miller Anderson (1922). After him are Cy Young (1928), Frank Greer (1879), Randy Matson (1945), Marilee Stepan (1935), Joseph Stadler (1880), and Louis Kuehn (1901).